"Thus, she is fatally vulnerable to being hypnotized by Drusilla (Juliet Landau), an insane vampire with extraordinary mental abilities, who kills Kendra easily. Master (Buffy the Vampire Slayer) The Master is a fictional character on the action-horror/fantasy television series ""Buffy the Vampire Slayer"" (1997–2003). He is a centuries-old vampire portrayed by Mark Metcalf, determined to open the portal to hell below Sunnydale High School in the fictional town of Sunnydale where the main character Buffy Summers lives. The premise of the series is that Buffy (Sarah Michelle Gellar) is a Slayer, a teenage girl endowed with superhuman strength and other"
"Buffy Summers Buffy Anne Summers is the titular character from the ""Buffy the Vampire Slayer"" franchise. She first appeared in the 1992 film ""Buffy the Vampire Slayer"" before going on to appear in the television series and subsequent comic book of the same name. The character has also appeared in the spin-off series ""Angel"", as well as numerous non-canon expanded universe material, such as novels, comics, and video games. Buffy was portrayed by Kristy Swanson in the film, and later by Sarah Michelle Gellar in the television series. Giselle Loren has lent her voice to the character in both the"
"Buffy the Vampire Slayer (film) Buffy the Vampire Slayer is a 1992 American comedy horror film directed by Fran Rubel Kuzui and starring Kristy Swanson, Donald Sutherland, Paul Reubens, Rutger Hauer, Luke Perry, and Hilary Swank. It follows a Valley girl cheerleader named Buffy who learns that it is her fate to hunt vampires. It was a moderate success at the box office but received mixed reception from critics. The film was taken in a different direction from the one its writer Joss Whedon intended, and five years later, he created the darker and acclaimed TV series of the same"
"television series ""Buffy the Vampire Slayer"", which follows Buffy Summers, a teenager burdened with the responsibility of fighting occult foes and supernatural occurrences. She screen tested several times originally for the role of Cordelia Chase, but after approaching Whedon and producers about playing Buffy Summers, she auditioned again and was eventually cast in the title role. The show premiered in March 1997, to widespread critical and popular acclaim, and Gellar's Buffy, created to subvert the stereotypical female horror movie victim, went on to become recognized as one of the 100 greatest female characters in U.S. television. ""Buffy"" ran for seven"
"returned in Joss Whedon's television series ""Buffy the Vampire Slayer"", this time played by Sarah Michelle Gellar for all of the show's 144 episodes. In season one (1997), Buffy begins to accept the responsibilities and dangers of her calling as the Slayer after moving to the small California town of Sunnydale. She becomes best friends with Xander Harris (Nicholas Brendon) and Willow Rosenberg (Alyson Hannigan), and meets her new Watcher, Rupert Giles (Anthony Stewart Head). Together, they form the Scooby Gang, and work together to battle various supernatural occurrences which plague Sunnydale High. In the season finale, Buffy battles the"
"Sarah Michelle Gellar Sarah Michelle Gellar (born April 14, 1977) is an American actress, producer, and entrepreneur. After being spotted by an agent at the age of four in New York City, she made her acting debut in the made-for-television film ""An Invasion of Privacy"" (1983). Her television breakthrough came in 1993, when she originated the role of Kendall Hart on the ABC daytime soap opera ""All My Children"", winning the 1995 Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Younger Actress in a Drama Series. Gellar received widespread recognition for her portrayal of Buffy Summers on the WB series ""Buffy the Vampire"
"Kristy Swanson Kristen Noel Swanson (born December 19, 1969) is an American actress, best known for her portrayal of Buffy Summers in the 1992 cult film ""Buffy the Vampire Slayer"". Swanson began her career appearing in several teen films, including ""Pretty in Pink"" (1986) and ""Ferris Bueller's Day Off"" (1986). Her first starring role was in Wes Craven's horror film ""Deadly Friend"" (1986), followed by her portrayal of Catherine ""Cathy"" Dollanganger in the film adaptation of V.C. Andrews's ""Flowers in the Attic"" (1987). Was born and raised in Mission Viejo, California, the daughter of physical education teachers Robert and Rosemary"
"Elizabeth Anne Allen Elizabeth Anne Allen (born November 18, 1970) is an American actress. Allen is best known for her recurring role as the witch Amy Madison on the television series ""Buffy the Vampire Slayer"". Allen is an alumna of Gloversville High School in Gloversville, New York and graduated from Russell Sage College in Troy, NY in 2001. After college she moved to Hollywood to begin an acting career. Since 1992, Allen has worked regularly, primarily in guest or recurring roles on various television series, including ""Doogie Howser, M.D."" and ""Silk Stalkings"". Allen also had a recurring role in the"
"frosted eyeshadow and lip colors, bright turquoise and aqua marines, bubblegum colored nails, and bleach-blonde hair, causing the character to ""blossom."" Buffy Summers Buffy Anne Summers is the titular character from the ""Buffy the Vampire Slayer"" franchise. She first appeared in the 1992 film ""Buffy the Vampire Slayer"" before going on to appear in the television series and subsequent comic book of the same name. The character has also appeared in the spin-off series ""Angel"", as well as numerous non-canon expanded universe material, such as novels, comics, and video games. Buffy was portrayed by Kristy Swanson in the film, and"
"lore and it was pretty cool but in the end there just wasn't enough on the page."" As of July 2018, Joss Whedon announced at San Diego Comic Con that he was working on a reboot of the series and that it might feature a slayer of color. Buffy the Vampire Slayer (film) Buffy the Vampire Slayer is a 1992 American comedy horror film directed by Fran Rubel Kuzui and starring Kristy Swanson, Donald Sutherland, Paul Reubens, Rutger Hauer, Luke Perry, and Hilary Swank. It follows a Valley girl cheerleader named Buffy who learns that it is her fate to"
"her final appearance on ""Buffy"" in the season seven episode ""The Killer in Me"". Elizabeth Anne Allen Elizabeth Anne Allen (born November 18, 1970) is an American actress. Allen is best known for her recurring role as the witch Amy Madison on the television series ""Buffy the Vampire Slayer"". Allen is an alumna of Gloversville High School in Gloversville, New York and graduated from Russell Sage College in Troy, NY in 2001. After college she moved to Hollywood to begin an acting career. Since 1992, Allen has worked regularly, primarily in guest or recurring roles on various television series, including"
"Joyce Summers Joyce Summers is a fictional character in the action-horror television series ""Buffy the Vampire Slayer"" (1997–2003). Played by Kristine Sutherland, Joyce is the mother of the main character, Buffy Summers, and appears in 58 of the 144 episodes. The premise of the series is that Buffy is the latest Slayer, a young woman endowed by mystical forces with superhuman powers to fight and defeat vampires, demons, and other evil forces in the fictional town of Sunnydale. Like every Slayer before her, she was chosen and informed of her destiny when she was 15 years old. Her mother is"
"Tom Lenk Thomas Loren Lenk (born June 16, 1976) is an American stage and television actor best known for starring as Andrew Wells in the television series ""Buffy the Vampire Slayer"" and its spin-off ""Angel"". Lenk was born in Camarillo, California, the son of Pam Sherman, a teacher, and Fred Lenk, a tuba player, high school music teacher, and school district computer network administrator. He attended Adolfo Camarillo High School. He graduated from the University of California, Los Angeles with a Bachelor of Arts. Lenk has appeared in episodes of ""Buffy the Vampire Slayer"" (27 episodes), ""Angel"", NBC's ""Joey"", ""House"","
"affair with her ""Skating with Celebrities"" partner Lloyd Eisler during the show's run, while Eisler was still married to his then-pregnant wife, Marcia O'Brien. Swanson gave birth to a son named Magnus Hart Swanson Eisler on February 16, 2007, just one month after Lloyd's divorce from Marcia O'Brien was finalized. Swanson married Eisler on February 7, 2009 in San Luis Obispo, California. They currently live in Santa Clarita, California. Wins Nominations Kristy Swanson Kristen Noel Swanson (born December 19, 1969) is an American actress, best known for her portrayal of Buffy Summers in the 1992 cult film ""Buffy the Vampire"
"Alyson Hannigan Alyson Lee Hannigan (born March 24, 1974) is an American actress and television presenter. She is best known for her roles as Willow Rosenberg on the television series ""Buffy the Vampire Slayer"" (1997–2003), Lily Aldrin on the sitcom ""How I Met Your Mother"" (2005–2014), and Michelle Flaherty in the ""American Pie"" film series (1999–2012). Hannigan was born in Washington, D.C., the only child of Emilie (Posner) Haas, a real estate agent, and Alan Hannigan, a Teamsters trucker. Her father is of Irish ancestry and her mother is Jewish. At age four, Hannigan began appearing in commercials. She moved"
"Giselle Loren Giselle Loren is an American actress most famous for her voice-over work in animation and video games. Her credits include an appearance in ""Happy Feet"", a recurring role as Stargirl in ""Justice League Unlimited"" and a part as the wife of Curt Connors in . She is perhaps best known for ""Buffy the Vampire Slayer"" for having voiced the character of Buffy Summers in two ""Buffy the Vampire Slayer"" video games (""Buffy the Vampire Slayer"" and """"). She also played Buffy in the unaired pilot episode of the ""Buffy the Vampire Slayer"" animated series. Her live-action work has"
"Kristine Sutherland Kristine Sutherland (born Kristine Young; April 17, 1955) is an American actress best known for her starring role as Buffy Summers' mother Joyce Summers on the television series ""Buffy the Vampire Slayer"", where she appeared in every season, and her role as Mae Thompson in ""Honey, I Shrunk the Kids"" (1989). She was born Kristine Young in Boise, Idaho, and changed her name because she was often confused with another similarly named actress. The last name ""Sutherland"" was after her cat, whom she named ""Donald"" after Donald Sutherland, who, coincidentally, had a role in the original ""Buffy the"
"Felicia Day Kathryn Felicia Day (born June 28, 1979) is an American actress, voice actress, singer, writer, and web series creator. She is the creator, star, writer, and producer of the original web series ""The Guild"" (2007–2013), a show loosely based on her life as a gamer. She also wrote and starred in the ""Dragon Age"" web series """" (2011). Day was a member of the board of directors of the International Academy of Web Television beginning December 2009 until the end of July 2012. On television, she has played Vi in the series ""Buffy the Vampire Slayer"" (2003) and"
"the 2012 Consumer Electronics Show Entertainment Matters program in October 2011. Eliza Dushku Eliza Patricia Dushku (; born December 30, 1980) is an American actress and model known for her television roles, including starring as Faith on ""Buffy the Vampire Slayer"" and its spinoff series ""Angel"". She starred in two Fox series, ""Tru Calling"" and ""Dollhouse"". She is also known for her roles in films, including ""True Lies"", ""The New Guy"", ""Bring It On"", ""Wrong Turn"", and ""Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back"", as well as her voice work on video games. Dushku was born in Boston, Massachusetts, the daughter"
"including main cast members Buffy Summers, Willow Rosenberg and Daniel ""Oz"" Osbourne. The rogue slayer Faith played an important part in episodes of Seasons 1, 2, and 4; Anne Steele and Andrew Wells also originated on ""Buffy"" and appeared in two or more ""Angel"" episodes. Whedon also used two actors from his cancelled television series ""Firefly"", Gina Torres and Adam Baldwin, to play Jasmine and Marcus Hamilton, respectively. Much of ""Angel"" was shot on location in Los Angeles, California. The show is set in the city of Los Angeles. ""Los Angeles"" are the first words spoken in the premiere episode,"
"vampiric villain known as the Master (Mark Metcalf), and is drowned in the process. She is resuscitated by Xander and rises to defeat the vampire lord. In the show's second season (1997–1998), Buffy continues to come to terms with her destiny, finds forbidden love with benevolent vampire Angel (David Boreanaz), and clashes with new villains Spike (James Marsters) and Drusilla (Juliet Landau). She also meets her Slayer replacement, Kendra (Bianca Lawson), who was called when Buffy was killed by the Master. Kendra is later killed by Drusilla, and the next replacement is seen in season 3. In the episode ""Surprise"","
"Anya Jenkins Anyanka ""Anya"" Christina Emanuella Jenkins is a fictional character created by Joss Whedon for the television series ""Buffy the Vampire Slayer"". She also appears in the comic book series based on the television show. Portrayed by Emma Caulfield, the character appears as a guest star in the third and fourth seasons of the show before becoming a series regular in the show's fifth, sixth, and seventh seasons. The character made her last television appearance in 2003, appearing in the series finale of the show that aired on May 20, 2003. Within the series' narrative, Anya was originally a"
"Leslie Ford, which was later confirmed to be a girl. On July 10, 2016, she gave birth to a daughter, Knightley Lake Ford. In November 2017 Caulfield changed her Twitter name to ‘Emma Caulfield Ford’ and her bio stated ‘Wife’ confirming she had married. Beverly Hills Film Festival Satellite Awards Saturn Awards Sydney Film Festival Emma Caulfield Emma Caulfield Ford (born Emma M. Chukker; April 8, 1973) is an American actress best known for her role as Anya Jenkins on the television series ""Buffy the Vampire Slayer"" (1998–2003), as well as Susan Keats, a love interest of Brandon Walsh's on"
"Amy Chance Amy Chance (born July 21, 1975) is a former American child actor born in Hollywood, California. Amy played Aphrodesia, one of the first characters introduced in the cult television show ""Buffy the Vampire Slayer"", a minor role which she reprised from the original unaired Buffy pilot. She had numerous guest starring roles on popular shows such as ""Punky Brewster"", ""ER"" and ""Step By Step"" and appeared in several television commercials. As an adult, Amy began work as a celebrity make up artist. Her work can be seen on the red carpet, and in numerous magazines, commercials, and music"
"Eliza Dushku Eliza Patricia Dushku (; born December 30, 1980) is an American actress and model known for her television roles, including starring as Faith on ""Buffy the Vampire Slayer"" and its spinoff series ""Angel"". She starred in two Fox series, ""Tru Calling"" and ""Dollhouse"". She is also known for her roles in films, including ""True Lies"", ""The New Guy"", ""Bring It On"", ""Wrong Turn"", and ""Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back"", as well as her voice work on video games. Dushku was born in Boston, Massachusetts, the daughter of Philip Richard George Dushku and Judith Ann Dushku (née Rasmussen),"
"new town. She hopes to live as a normal teenager, but the duties and fate of the Slayer – to fight vampires, demons, witches and other supernatural beings – will not leave her alone; the ancient vampire the Master (Mark Metcalf) threatens to break free, and Buffy must turn for help to her school librarian and Watcher Rupert Giles (Anthony Stewart Head), her new classmates, Willow and Xander (Alyson Hannigan and Nicholas Brendon), and a benevolent stranger named Angel (David Boreanaz). Joss Whedon developed ""Buffy the Vampire Slayer"" to invert the Hollywood formula of ""the little blonde girl who goes"
"her the sixth Most Memorable Female TV Character. She was ranked at No. 5 in AfterEllen.com's Top 50 Favorite Female TV Characters. The character of Buffy first appears in the 1992 film ""Buffy the Vampire Slayer"", played by Kristy Swanson. The film, written by Joss Whedon, depicts Buffy as a shallow high school cheerleader who is informed by a man named Merrick (Donald Sutherland) that she has been chosen by fate to battle the undead. Buffy reluctantly undergoes training in her abilities by Merrick, and as her responsibility as the Slayer causes her to become alienated from her valley girl"
"Amber Benson Amber Nicole Benson (born January 8, 1977) is an American actress, writer, director, and producer. She is best known for her role as Tara Maclay on the TV series ""Buffy the Vampire Slayer"", and has also directed, produced and starred in her own films ""Chance"" (2002) and ""Lovers, Liars & Lunatics"" (2006). She also co-directed the film ""Drones"" with fellow ""Buffy"" cast member Adam Busch. Benson was born January 8, 1977, in Birmingham, Alabama, the daughter of Diane and Edward Benson, a psychiatrist. She has a younger sister, Danielle, who is an artist. Her father is Jewish and"
"one, but she is handling her problems with even more grace and acceptance than her older sister did."" Dawn Summers Dawn Summers is a fictional character created by Joss Whedon and introduced by Marti Noxon and David Fury on the television series ""Buffy the Vampire Slayer"", portrayed by Michelle Trachtenberg. She made her debut in the premiere episode of the show's fifth season and subsequently appeared in every episode of its remaining three seasons. Within the series, Dawn is the little sister of main character Buffy Summers (Sarah Michelle Gellar), a girl chosen by fate to be a vampire Slayer."
"theaters with the audience invited to sing along. Throughout the series Buffy Summers (Sarah Michelle Gellar), in her role as the Vampire Slayer, is assisted by her close friends, who refer to themselves as the ""Scooby Gang"". These include Xander Harris (Nicholas Brendon), a young man without particular strengths or talents, but devoted to Buffy and her calling, and Willow Rosenberg (Alyson Hannigan), a young woman who has grown from a shy but gifted student into a strong woman and powerful user of magic. They are mentored by Buffy's ""Watcher"", Rupert Giles (Anthony Stewart Head), a paternal figure since the"
"Emma Caulfield Emma Caulfield Ford (born Emma M. Chukker; April 8, 1973) is an American actress best known for her role as Anya Jenkins on the television series ""Buffy the Vampire Slayer"" (1998–2003), as well as Susan Keats, a love interest of Brandon Walsh's on the television series ""Beverly Hills, 90210"". Her film roles include ""Darkness Falls"" (2003) and ""TiMER"" (2009). Caulfield was born in San Diego, California to Denise and Rodney Chukker, and is of Luxembourgian, German, English and Portuguese descent. Caulfield's first notable role was as Brandon Walsh's girlfriend, Susan Keats, on ""Beverly Hills, 90210"" in 1995. She"
"film series. Jennifer Love Hewitt was reckoned a scream queen after her ""I Know What You Did Last Summer"" films. The first film of that trilogy also had a starring role for Sarah Michelle Gellar, who is best known for her television role as the title character in the series ""Buffy the Vampire Slayer"" and went on to appear in other horror films made during the 1990s and new millennium, including ""Scream 2"" and ""The Grudge"" film series. In 2005, Elisha Cuthbert starred in the horror film ""House of Wax"" and ""Captivity"" in 2007, gained the status by those films."
"Haddon, daughter of Dayle Haddon, and is stepfather to her two children from her first marriage to actor Christian Slater. Marc Blucas Marcus Paul Blucas (born January 11, 1972) is an American actor, known for playing Riley Finn in ""Buffy the Vampire Slayer"", Matthew Donnelly in ""Necessary Roughness"" and recently, abolitionist John Hawkes in ""Underground"". Prior to his acting career, he was known for playing college basketball with the Wake Forest Demon Deacons. Walter Joseph Blucas married Mary Catherine (née Gordon) on January 10, 1970, shortly before both graduated in education from Indiana University of Pennsylvania (IUP). They are divorced."